The Requiem of the Prince
Summary:
A person whose life is full of pain, sadness, and false hope. One who has traversed paths not many take, and one who always observes from afar. "I'll always protect you Tiashe... my dearest younger brother." An OC fic of mine. No pairings.
Chapter 1: The Prologue
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters and elements in the story, they belong to Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara, except for my OC Lief.
Hey guys! This will be my first fan fiction so I hope you pardon me for errors present in the story. Now that that's out of the way, Let's start!
It was a beautiful morning in the courtyard. A small bundle of energy with brown hair and emerald eyes can be seen playing amongst the flowers in the gardens. Accompanying this boy was a man dressed as a bishop and three knights in uniforms. As the boy was playing, someone approached them while holding what seems to be a toy rabbit. He was a young boy with blue spiked hair that spikes to the left, dressed in clothing that seems that of royalty which is a white dress shirt with a blue vest on top, a blue muffler around his neck which was lazily tied, and black pants and shoes along with two swords strapped on his back and a billowing white cape with the crest of the Raggs Kingdom encrusted on it.
The boy approached the four of them and kneeled in front of the brunette who stopped and beamed at him with one of the brightest smiles in the world. "Lief~nii! Look! Look! I made you something!" said the brunette to the blue haired boy while handing him a flower crown made of roses.
The boy who we now know as "Lief" smiled at him and gratefully accepted the crown as the brunette put it on his head. Afterwards, Lief picked up the brunette and carried him up to his shoulder. "Tiashe! It's good to see that you're as cute as ever! This flower crown you made me is very beautiful. And nii-chan also has a present for you!" He then handed the toy to Tiashe who excitedly accepted it with both of his hands and hugging it close to his chest. "Thank you nii~chan!" exclaimed Tiashe.
The white haired man who was dressed in Bishop clothes looked at the two and smiled. "Lief, it's good that you still have time to visit Tiashe here even though you're busy at the palace." said the bishop.
"Of course I have time to visit Tiashe Uncle Kreuz! I'd never exchange the time I spent with my little brother for anything in the world!" exclaimed Lief. "But prince, you know that you must not spend a lot of time here because the others at the castle might get suspicious of your behavior. Please remember that the place where Prince Tiashe is staying must be kept a secret." said the man with light sandy-blonde hair spiked at different angles and has narrowed eyes with a light shade of purple. He also wears looped earrings.
"I'd have to agree with Karan your majesty. It's for your own and prince Tiashe's safety." said the man with short dark brown hair, spiked up, and with a long fringe of hair that sweeps to the side of his face and narrowed red eyes. Said man was given a glare by the blue haired prince and immediately stepped back which caused him to bump his back against the other who has wavy neck-length hair with a long fringe and yellow-blonde in color which was parted down and a set of light amber-brown eyes. He was unceremoniously dumped against the ground and proceeded to smack the other on the back of his head. "Hey Agas! Watch where you're going! Although I do agree with the both of you." said the man.
"Not you too Mark! It's not fair that Tiashe and I need to live in different places! I can't play with him if I'm always at the castle you know!" complained Lief. Fia Kreuz then reached out to the two princes and escorted them towards the table and chairs. "It may not be the most enjoyable but it's the best course of action for your situation Lief. You do understand what's going on right" asked the bishop. "Yes uncle, but even though the situation's like that, they still have no right to separate Tiashe and me!" answered Lief who sat on a chair and put his little brother on his lap who dozed off during the conversation.
A maid then arrived and called the attention of the four grown-ups with the request to proceed towards the Castle leaving the young prince with his older brother and caretaker. "Alright, we'll be returning after we've handled the situation so be good and stay safe you two." said Kreuz. "Yes uncle/father!" exclaimed the two princes. The four then took their leave whilst the older prince took Tiashe to his room at the mansion where he was temporarily staying. It was at this moment that the brunette asked a question, "Nii~chan, why do you leave sometimes and come back after a while?" Lief was startled by the sudden question and decided to place Tiashe on the bed while he sat on the edge. "Well Tiashe, nii~chan is just busy helping dad at the castle in keeping the kingdom happy and safe. Don't think of it as me leaving you, but as me buying a gift for you!" exclaimed Lief whilst giving Tiashe a boost in the air. The other giggled and squealed at the affectionate action and was very much relieved about his older brother's answer but he still can't get that nagging feeling away from him which he just ignored.
After dinner was served, the four who left arrived back at the mansion and was greeted with smiles from the two princes. "Welcome back everyone! How was it?" asked Lief. "Well it's just a little matter that you don't need to worry about Lief~kun. How have you two been while we were away?" answered Kreuz. "We just played together the whole time uncle. Anyways, you guys must be tired, I've already asked the maids to prepare a bath for you so you can relax. I'll take Tiashe to his room. Good night!" Lief said then running towards their shared room on the second floor. The others just chuckled and took a bath then soon retired for the night.
In the morning, Lief left the mansion much to his and Tiashe's dismay because he was summoned by the king. He arrived at the castle gates and was escorted towards the throne room where a man who bears strikingly same looks as Tiashe albeit being older and having brown eyes stood facing the windows to the side. He released a smile he wasn't aware of holding and immediately tackled the man who was surprised at first and then offered a bright smile as well. As the two were hugging, one can easily see the difference in resemblance between them which can easily be traced that Lief was indeed an adopted child.
"Hello dad! I've missed you! I wish Tiashe can come along." exclaimed Lief. "Well I missed you too Lief and I also wish that your brother can come here as well but the circumstances won't allow it." answered Krom, the king of the Raggs Kingdom. "I know..." a brief silence enveloped them and after a while, Lief spoke, "Anyway dad, why did you call for me today? Wasn't my return supposed to be the day after?" questioned Lief. "Well, I was invited to a gathering at the Barsburg Castle and I was planning to take you with me. You're old enough to come anyway. What age are you now? 7? 8?" said Krom. "I'm already 10 dad! Plus, regarding that gathering, do I need to act all formal and stuff?" whined the young prince. "Of course Lief. I wouldn't want the people to think I'm spoiling you too much right?" answered Krom. "Whatever." Lief replied with a huff.
Alright! That marks the end of the first chapter! Feel free to tell me your comments and suggestions! And also, I'd just like to say that this story follows that of the series although quite a bit of alteration will be done to include my OC. I still don't have plans to include other OCs but please look forward to the next chapter. Don't forget to leave a review! They are what keep us writers going! I don't mind having only one! Hahaha... (sigh) Anyway... that's all for me and have a blessed day everyone!